The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-07-30

adiudged a lunatic, and his estate was u
in the hands Of a committee.
! A severe thunder storm passed over the
| lower part of Washington county Monday
night. The barn of John Pope, near Viii
| Transport, was struck by lightning and burned,
| together with all his wheat and hay. No in
| surance.
The summing up of the returns of the
| wheat weld in Talbot county shows more than
an average yield on fallows and less than an
average on corn lands. Present reports from
peach growers put the crop at about half a
full yield.
The indications are for an enormous yield
of corn in Montgomery county. The hay
crop has been a tremendous one, and the
potato crop is said to be the largest ever
raised in that county. In few years that
county will be in the front rank of agriculture.
During the heavy thunder and rain storm
that prevailed in Talbot county Saturday
night The dwelling of A. Bush, new and unoc-
cupied, in Easton, was struck by lightning
and much damaged. DIR. James Seth's resi-
dence. in Bayside, was struck and badly torn
up.
The Knights of Pythias of Maryland and
the District of Columbia on Monday began
the celebration, in Baltimore, of the twentieth
anniversary of the order. After parade
through the principal streets the knights
went into camp at the Eastern Scheutzen
Park, there to remain until Wednesday alter
noon.
Robert Garrett and wife sailed from New
. York on Saturday to Europe, Mr.; Garrett
has been sued by Mr.. lves, who had the OPP
ton on a controlling interest in the Baltimore
K Ohio railroad, and claims that Garrett did
not fulfill his contract. Garrett claims the
same AGAINST Ives, and holds on to the forfeit
, money.
On Tuesday night violent rain and thun-
der storm passed over Baltimore, causing
great damage Samuel Browning was struck
dead by lightning, and the spire of the German
Baptist Church was struck. The storm on
the bay was terrific. Up to and including
Tuesdays rainfall there have been 81 inches
fallen in Baltimore during July.
In consequence of the extreme heat Of las
week the deaths reported by the health depart
: ment of BALTIMORE we're 29l, which exceeded
: the number during the corresponding week
. of 1886 by III. The mortality among child
! rem was very large, aggregating l62 deaths Q
!, those under five years OF age, OF which III
! were in their first year. 0fthese, 70 died o
, cholera infantum.
: AT Frederick Junction last Friday after
5 noon, O young man named j. Weaver, o
e Middletown, Frederick county, while engaged
n at his work as a stonemason ON one of tn
i abutments of the new railroad bridge no,
e being built across the Monacacy, was acci
d dentaly caught under large granite block
g which had slipped its fastening, and had boil
! of his legs broken below the knees.
r Chas. A.. Vickers, of Wicomico county
e went to Salisbury last week. He got on
'e spree and missed the train for home. II
e then concluded to drive, and while Elge
Ie Messick was getting a team ready, quarrele
d with him. Vickers struck Messick twice an
I the latter retaliated Vickers then had Mes
N sick arrested, and at the magistrate Office shC
ID and wounded Messick in the arm. Messic
Z, y jumped through window and escaped, an
re yickers was disarmed and arrested for n
y sault with intent TO kill
q q Henry Heintzerling, Judge of election ft
IN the sixth precinct of the eighteenth ware
Il Baltimore, whose bail was forfeited on Jur
r. 81. 1887, when his colleague, Jas. FL. Hamlii
was sentenced to two years in Jail and 81 ,Ot
se fine for violating the election laws, appeare
= in the Criminal Court on Saturday and r
n ceiyed the same sentence as Mr.. Hamli
10 Mr.. Heintzerling had been in Canada. /
.ol and Mr.. Hamlin were convicted April got
m 1887, and the rulings of Judge Duffy we
~ affirmed by the Court of Appeals. The 70
s. feiture of bail was stricken out.
lp,yy On Tuesday afternoon Kent county vi
on visited BY heavy rain, and for two hours
IIet came down in torrents, damaging the coun
no roads, and in some places sweeping bridg
away. The storm, which came from u
southeast, was heavily charged with electric
ty the lightning being the seyerest expe
fenced there this season. A mare valued
$50 and young two year. old colt valued
as $3.50, owned by William Il. Cacy, were kill
Gu by lightning The heavy rains have great
'es DELAYED the farmers in thrashing their whei
ay which now stands stacked in the fields, G
iu y posed to the weather.
nd The shipments from the mines of the Gu
Tor berland coal region for the week ended SAT-
We day, July %, 1887, were SO, 532 tons, and
res the wear to that date 1871, 692 tons, an
Sc crease of 67S, 082 tons as compared with
ce, corresponding period ofl886. The shipmei
I'D to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and LOT
ore points were for the week 44,7ll tons, and
ny. the year l, 428, 800 tons, an increase OF 90
5 452 TONS as compared with last year..
in shipments to the Pennsylvania Railroad We
for the week 1926 tons, and for the year l6
ost Gil tons, an increase of 20,625 tons as co
&c pared with last year. The shipments TO
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal for the we
81 were I sos. SO tons, and for the year 1884,
s. tons, an increase of 49,007 tons compal
Il with last year.
- The war between the two factions of
Frederick County Agricultural Society s
the goes on. A meeting of what is known as
ing new board was held at the court. house Sat
md day. The committee appointed at rec
on. meeting to arbitrate with the officers OF
ent old board reported that they had been una
st. 10 do ANYTHING. It was then resolved t
esi- the new association would make no effort
late hold fair next fall, and that they would
Law. obligate themselves to pay any debts contra
Of ed BY the so-called old association, nett
ent would they allow the old association to pe'
Il. the property under lis charge for the paym
and Of the SO, 900 worth Of premiHms> alre'
ga offered. Charles Shocks resolution No.
ook new society take propera
ned steps x x prsvens -